100+ Things to Do Without a Fake ID
Posted by Corey on October 15, 2009
I am on a mission to encourage young people to avoid excessive drinking and, instead, become positive role models for their siblings, friends and peers. I often feel like a failure here and so I need your help. To this end, I am embarking upon a new project.
This project stems from a conversation with a former student who needed some advice. She had lost her fake ID at a bar downtown. The bar had it for her and she wanted to know whether she should go pick it up. I strongly encouraged her to leave it and seek some more fulfilling activities to do with her friends. To this advice she responded:
“But I can’t do anything with my friends around here without a fake ID!”
I just cannot bring myself to believe that this is true. Help me out and post your top things to do without a fake ID. I received the 100 submissions I was seeking in just over 8 hours and over 200 in three days. Awesome! So, let’s see how high we can go.
Being willing and able to have a good time without breaking the law is a sign of authentic success. Please help me make a difference on this campus and elsewhere. My students as well as our society will be better for it!
Here are the rules:
• You must post something unique for it to count. No repeats - this gets tougher as more activities are added.
• Take your own advice!!
• Encourage others to post - let’s make this a big deal.
• Join our Facebook group - 100+ Things to Do Without a Fake ID
Here is a start:
1. Tell someone to read this list and then add something creative!
2. Go to the zoo (zoo-lights in the winter)
3. Take a football and a bunch of friends to Wash Park and play a few games of touch football
4. Play Water Pong (in replace of beer pong) - use any sort of drink in replacement of alcohol (Energy Drink Pong tournaments are always fun)
5. Have a guitar hero tournament for prizes - extended, multiple round tournaments are the best
6. Bring firewood and a fire pit to the Cherry Creek Reservoir and have a bonfire
7. GO TO SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS
8. Go to the Grizzly Rose (line dancing and country music)
9. Take the light-rail downtown and walk around the 16th street mall - you can take carriage rides
10. Go to the ESPN zone for dinner and a good time…it’s a blast!
11. Instead of a normal movie go to the IMAX
12. Go to a golf course and hit golf balls - or play Putt-Putt
13. Play laser tag at Laser Quest
14. Play Fugitive - assemble two teams of around 10 people. One team in cars and one team on foot. The team on foot has 20 minutes to find a hiding place and the team in cars can start searching for the foot team after 20 minutes. It’s like hide and seek with a twist. BE CAREFUL TO DRIVE SAFELY AND ABIDE BY ALL TRAFFIC LAWS.
15. Go cosmic bowling
16. Go downtown to an 18 and up bar or club and order virgin margaritas or daiquiris
17. Go to a Rockies game and sit in the Rock Pile - next season
18. Tailgate at a Bronco game
19. For a date take a picnic to Wash Park…ride your bikes there
20. Go to the batting cages
21. Go to a concert at Fiddler’s Green
22. Have a group of people over to barbecue and watch a sporting event - themed parties are the best - Examples: (1) you have to wear nuggets gear to get in the door or (2) dress like the players to get in the door
23. Scary movie marathons
24. Elevator tag (works for those people in dorms or apartment buildings) - one team is in the elevators. One team takes the stairs. The team on the stairs has to locate the team in the elevators. It’s hard because you never know what floor they are going to or which elevator they are in!
25. Ouija board night - light candles and wake up the spirits!!!
26. Go see a play at the Buell Theater
27. Take a group of people to the corn maze or a haunted house - around Halloween
28. Pumpkin carving party
29. Watch Fletch and Fletch Lives with Chevy Chase
30. Go Ice-Skating
31. Game night…with teams, points, and prizes
32. Dave N’ Busters…so much fun!
33. Relive your childhood and go play on the swings -Amazing stress reliever!
34. Have themed movie nights or watch marathons of your favorite T.V. show
35. Go swing dancing (or take classes) at the Mercury Cafe
36. Play old video games
37. Check in with an old friend from elementary school
38. Call your mom
39. Call your dad
40. Call your grandparents
41. Bake cookies together! - or brownies, cakes, etc.
42. Grab a group of friends and go to Jump Street (It’s a big warehouse with it’s floor covered by trampolines)
43. Go to Skate City to roller skate with friends
44. Insert any of Colorado’s 53, 14′ers here _______
45. Walk around the Botanical Gardens
46. Sit outside the Starbucks on 16th Street and people watch
47. Play frisbee and/or bocci ball at the park
48. Have friends over for poker night
49. Go see a musical or opera
50. Still go to the club but not to drink
51. Go to the mountain to enjoy beautiful sceneries.
52. Play computer games
53. Offer to wash someone’s car
54. Purchase seasonal ticket at Six Flags and ride all the roller coasters there one time a week.
55. Go camping
56. Do a crossword puzzle
57. Run a half-marathon
58. Go out to dinner at a nice restaurant
59. Have a picnic in the park
60. Go to a show (play, musical, stand-up comedy, etc.)
61. Go to a museum
62. Take your little cousin for ice cream
63. Go to a professional sporting event
64. Make out with someone you like
65. Update your resume - this is fun for some (i.e.. Prof. C)
66. Watch an entire season of 24 in one weekend - Jack Bauer rocks
67. Make 5 minute Chocolate Mug Cake in the microwave (Hint: T = tablespoon)
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Put into your favorite coffee mug: 4 T flour, 4 T sugar, 2 T cocoa powder (not cocoa mix)
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Add one egg, 3 T milk, 3 T vegetable oil, 3 T chocolate chips and 1 tsp vanilla
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Stir well, then put in the microwave for three minutes. The cake will rise over the top of the mug - don’t be alarmed!
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Allow to cool, then tip out on a plate
68. TIVO a program and watch only the commercials
69. Have a fondue party
70. Go to random car dealerships and see who can get a dealer to let them test drive the most expensive car
71. Go to Cherry Creek Mall for some much needed shopping.
72. Go to the Outlets in Silverthorne - see the mountains and go shopping
73. Go Ice Blocking - buy a 10LB block of ice at Safeway, sit on it and ride it down a grassy hill
74. Snowboarding / Skiing - can’t believe that wasn’t taken yet
75. Go-Karting at Bandimere Raceway
76. Take a road trip with your friends
77. Go to a comedy show
78. Reconnect with an old high school friend
79. Go sledding (like when you were a kid)
80. Cook a huge dinner (one that you’ve never heard of or never tried) for your PARENTS
81. Become a mentor and help a high school senior fill out their college application (It is SO rewarding!!!)
82. ROADTRIP!
83. Play a good game of Texas Hold ‘Em or Scrabble Slam (<- Very funny)
84. Take a hike through Eldorado Canyon
85. Throw a pool party
86. Go to Observatory Park to see the stars
87. Walk a big, hyper dog
88. Get together with friends and make Halloween costumes inspired by Dr. Seuss, Looney Tunes or Walt Disney
89. Help a friend study for a test
90. Go sky diving or bungee jumping
91. Have a Charlie Chaplin or ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ Marathon
92. Go to a park with hills when it snows and go sledding with friends or family
93. Have a “photoshoot” and take goofy pictures with friends and add them to a scrapbook
94. Have a puzzle race with a friend
95. Buy a helium tank (”eat” it) and play Karaoke Revolution (Lol, the funniest thing I ever did!!)
96. Go to Boondocks ( Laser Tag, Go-Karts, etc.)
97. Go to Heritage Square and ride the alpine slide
98. Read a book
99. Have a conversation with a friend (bonus points if you can get a stranger to talk with you)
100. Play hacky sack
Additional suggestions are in the comments below.
** EthicsPost does not condone illegal activities - keep it clean people!
101. Go to Michaels and buy lots of materials to make fun crafts to decorate your apartment
102. Write a letter to a solider, here is a website to do that: http://www.anysoldier.com/
103. Volunteer at a local animal shelter, sometimes all they need is for a dog walker and someone to play with the dogs..it’s a bonus stress reliever!
104. Find a Frisbee golf course or go to a park and make your own
105. Take a painting class
106. Learn to cook, watch Rachel Ray or go buy some cookbooks
107. Play an instrument
108. Have a BBQ
109. Join the facebook group for this page
110. Make a new friend
111: Go to Cherry Creek State Park and ride a horse, shoot a gun or sail a boat.
112: Drive to Westminister and take dance classes with Lauren Bortnowski at Fred Astaire Dance Studio.
113: Host an Arrested Development marathon.
114: Go to the Mile High Flea Market.
115: Go to Hollywood Posters on Colfax…best poster shop ever.
116: Grab a phone and some friends and play Zombie Run through campus. You pick the speed and number of zombies chasing you and have to run as fast as you can from them. (Hint: take Driscoll bridge, you will die waiting for the light on Evans.)
117. Go to the park and play pick-up doubles tennis matches
118. Go fly-fishing in a beautiful mountain stream or lake
119. Learn another language, then use it in your travels
120. Lay in a hammock and relax
121. Denver has an amazing music scene, grab some friends and go to a concert you like! (try Red Rocks if you haven’t been!)
122. Learn how to make hemp jewelry. It takes 5 minutes to learn.
123. DaNcE PaRtY!!
124. Rock climb or boulder in a gym or near red rocks at morrison
125. Go to red rocks and hike around
126. Watch Animal House
127. Go to a 24-hour Starbucks and just sit and chat with a good friend over your favorite caffeinated beverage
128. Take your dog for a walk
129. Go to Red Rocks. They often have concerts and events there.
130. Go to an interesting exhibit at a museum downtown.
131. Learn how to drive a manuel car. It might come in handy when studying abroad.
132. Go on a hot-air balloon ride! You’ll be able to see the world from a whole other perspective!
133. Have a potluck dinner party, where all of your friends participate and bring their favorite dish… that way, everyone is involved and you get a chance to learn about different cooking styles!
134. Go to a murder-mystery dinner theater event. They are so much fun! It’s like Clue, but you get involved in the solving during your meal… it’s great!
135. Go on a car ride with you friends and drive around listening to great music and catching up on old times!
136. Pick a place on a map that you’ve never been and go there for a day trip with some of your friends… it would be a cool way to travel to somewhere you’ve never been before
137. Go on a horse-back trail ride with some friends in the mountains around Denver… it’s a really cool way to enjoy your outdoor surroundings!!!
138.) Go to Elitch Gardens and go on one of the thrill rides such as the “Sidewinder” or the “Thunderbolt”.
139.) Go to the Ritchie Center and go rock climbing or workout.
140.) Go horse back riding on one of the many beautiful trails in Colorado.
141. Play charades and create really hard things to immitate
142. Play the game “Identity” (as seen in Inglorious Basterds) where you write a famous persons name on a card, pass the card to the left, and stick the new card on your forehead and try and guess your identity.
143. Rent a karaoke machine!
144. Try ice skating
145. Drive through expensive neighborhoods and pick out your dream house
146. Rake up the leaves in front of Driscoll in a huge pile and jump in them!
147. Go to Chill in Cherry Creek, and get froyo with MOCHI!!!!!!
148. CONE WARs! 2+ teams, late at night, drive around, collect as MANY cones that you can! … If you want when your done drive around and put them in random places like peoples driveways.
149. NIP/TUCK Marathon!
150. Call your friends and play sports
151. Go Snowboarding
152. Go to a friends place and hang out
153. Go indoor sky diving. There is a place in Denver where you can go, its fun to have the sensation without actually having to sky dive.
154. Get a group together and play Assassins. It will last for days if you play it right! Everyone puts their name in and picks out someone else’s. The name you get is your target and you are someone else’s. How you “kill” your target depends on your rules, you can have clothes pins to put on their clothes or have to tag them when no one else is around to see you. You can make it as easy or challenging as you want! When you get your target, their target becomes your new one.
155. Play Scrabble or Bananagrams. You’ll learn how to survive without spell check and have fun. You can even play dirt scrabble to make things interesting!
156. Play Never Have I Ever/Ten Fingers. Everyone starts with ten fingers up and goes around the circle saying something they haven’t done (putting down a finger when you’ve done something) until someone runs out of fingers. You can really get to know some of your friends better.
157. Watch some Monty Python. Every should see Monty Python and the Holy Grail once!
158. Learn how to do money origami. Did you know you can make a T-shirt or a ring with a dollar? There are plenty more to try.
159. Watch a city council meeting, every Monday at 5:30. You can either catch them on channel 8 or go sit in at the City and County Building. Its a chance to learn more about the city and what is going on in Denver.
160. Around christmas, throw a great christmas party!
161. The weekend after Thanksgiving, bake Christmas cookies with your friends or family!
162. Throw an ugly christmas sweater party!
163. Go to Hapa in Cherry Creek with some friends, or really any sushi place!
164. Go to Chill-in in Cherry Creek for the best frozen yogurt in Denver!
First, #10…. ESPN zone is closed
sad day I know.
165) Teach a friend a sport or game that you are passionate about
166) Plan a vacation (real or imaginary)
167) Have a girls night (facials, manicures, the whole nine yards)…. sorry boys
168) Have a board game night
169) Make a scavenger hunt for someone
170) Go to a spa and get a massage
171) Start watching a new show (rent what you haven’t seen to catch up)
172. Go Skiing or snowboarding in the Beautiful Rocky Mountains!
173. Go to Larkspur and go to the Renaissance Festival
174. Go to the Air Force Academy, tour it and learn some history about our armed forces and see how many things they do without a fake id.
175. Go to a pet store and play with an animal and maybe buy one!
176. Eat an famous Beau Jo’s Pizza in Idaho Springs (its the best up there)!!
177. Go to a shooting range or paintballing
178. Take a group of friends and go to the mall with only twenty dollars. See who can find the coolest, most complete outfit in an hour.
179. Have a dinner party where everyone has a different character and accent to uphold the whole dinner.
180. Go explore some of the many 4×4 trails Colorado has to offer.
181. Spend some time in a SENSORY DEPRIVATION TANK. This pretty much induces a meditative state and allows you to access inner portions of you mind you never knew existed without the use of drugs. Sounds crazy, but check it out, google “where to float” to find out where you can do it.
182. Check out the Denver Art Museum or any art museum.
183. Visit Tiny Town
184. Go to the Hot Springs in Glenwood
185. Stella’s on Pearl Street has live music on Friday nights.
186. Have a tye-dye party
187. Rollerblade in Wash Park
188. Organize a ping pong tournament. Then win it.
189. Go sporting clays or skeet shooting
190. Take an outdoors survival course
191. Pretend to be a statue in Wash park
192. Read mazazines and watch documentaries regarding amzaing nature because this may purify people’s mind.
193. Consult with psychological clinic because it is worth if someone is really rely on fake ID
194. Stay with parents for a few days and travel with them.
195. Go to Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe
196. Take the light-rail downtown to get dessert at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory or the Cheesecake Factory
197. Go to Paris on the Platte Coffeehouse- open until 3 a.m. on weekends and 1 a.m. on weeknights
198. Play “Scene-it” with a group of friends
199. Have a potluck and play horseshoes
200. Make a snowman
201. Go to the pound and walk the dogs.
202. Go see your favorite sports team play live in another teams stadium…and root for your team loudly.
203. Go to Jump street and play their dodgeball game
204. Go ride the lightrail and people watch - there are some interesting people out there
205. Go down to Colorado Springs for the day and hike Pikes Peak
206. Or Garden of the Gods
207. Take the Ghost Tour in Manitou Springs-at night!
208. Rent a condo whether in Vail to ski in winter or rafting in summer
209. Go to steamboat Springs try the hot springs and rent a condo there with friends and just enjoy the calm nice weather.
210. Do something you like doing whether it has to do with sports, politics, economy, or social.
211. legal drag race
212. study a behavior whether social, economic, or political.
213. Shake it like a Polaroid picture!!! Except with class.
Swing:
The Mercury Café
2197 California ST
Denver, CO 80205
http://www.mercurycafe.com
They offer beginner lessons included in the cover charge so no excuses about not knowing how to dance! See website for details
HINT: Take the Light Rail to the 18th and California stop
Country Western:
The Stampede
2430 S Havana St
Aurora, CO 80041-1612
http://www.thestampedeclub.net
Argentine and Ballroom:
The Turnverein
1570 Clarkson St
Denver, CO 80218-1419
http://www.denverturnverein.org
Salsa:
For listings: http://www.salsaville.com/denver_guide.htm
214. Embrace some culture
Denver has an excellent and varied theatre scene. Take advantage of it! Whether you want to get dressed up for a night at the world-class Denver Center for the Performing Arts, be on the edge of your seat and have a good laugh at a Murder Mystery Dinner, or support one of the many local playhouses, theatre is a great night out no matter what age you are.
215. Host a Murder Mystery…*insert sinister music*
Evening of top-quality entertainment for 8-15 people. Get really into it and hit some thrift stores and make it a costume party! Games run around $30 but split 8-15 ways, even a college budget can handle $2 - $4. Try http://www.playingwithmurder.com. Infinitely better than the usual night at the movies!
216. Go book diving
The activity known as ‘book diving’ is where you go to the hole-in-the-wall book stores and look for the ‘diamonds in the ruff’. Google ‘antique book stores denver’ for locations but Broadway is a pretty good bet. You can find a lot of other gems like antique maps and vintage art too. Book worms unite!
217. Get off the couch and show MarioKart how it’s done
We may not be able to throw spiky shells at one another but Nintendo just can’t fulfil your need for speed like a good old fashioned race involving actual motors. Looser buys the ice cream after. Try The Track in the TechCenter: http://www.thetrack.us/index.php?s=5.
218. See a moving picture show
Bored with the usual blockbusters and chick-flicks? Hit The Mayan Theatre (110 Broadway, Between First and Second Ave, Denver CO 80203) for some awesome Indie/Foreign films.
219. Day at the museum
Probably you haven’t been to a Natural History museum since your teacher dragged you there in the 3rd grade. It’s seriously worth a second look! My friends and I try to make it there about every other month. Great exhibits come through all the time and you can always find something interesting playing at the planetarium or IMAX. Plus it’s a pretty inexpensive day of entertainment for the not-brain-dead.
http://www.dmns.org 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80205
220. Bust out the tube socks and sweat bands
There’s a Skate City in Aurora and one in Littleton. So if it’s been awhile since you’ve gone sailing along on 8 wheels decked out in 80’s gear, get out there!
221. In the winter, go to Ruby Hill Rail Yard (5 min. from DU) and ski/snowboard some rails!
http://www.skiwinterpark.com/todo/rubyhill.htm
222. Longboard down the DU parking garages.
223. Go camping- there are really freat camping spots in Colorado
224. Go fishing-a nice quiet mini vacation that can be done with your family
225. Go Rafting-in the summer this is really fun and is an exhilarating experience
226. Go to The Island in Aurora any night except Friday night for pick-up volleyball.Check out the website.
227. Put on QVC, mute it, and narrate it yourselves
228. Pick up a new hobby, knitting, crocheting, quilting, or make your own jewelry
229. Buy weird junk at the goodwill then ding dong ditch people and leave it on their doorsteps. Ex. Lawn Gnomes or sprinkle sprinkles on their porch
230. Talk in an accent and meet new people
231. Get a KVDU radio show and get FAMOUS!
232. Go to breakfast at Snooze downtown.
233. Make a snow angel
234. paint your nails green and purple
235) Go to Barnes & Noble and take your time to find a book that interests you, then find one of their bazillion couches and start reading it!
236) Make a music video with your friends - “Don’t Stop Believin’” is a great option.
237)For girls - go get a free makeover at one of the cosmetic counters at the mall
238. Go to a DUPB Movie–you will not only see a movie but you will meet a bunch of new people!
239. Go to a student org event. With all of our great student organizations on campus the chances are high that you will be able to find an event that one is hosting at night.
240. Late Night at DU
241. Take on a leadership role. You will be amazed at how busy this will keep you!
242. Study for the LSAT
243. Study for the GMAT
244. Go on a date
245. Write a book. If you are good at something or are interested in something, write about it and share it with the world.
246. Get a group together and go to a retirement home and dance with the elderly–you would be amazed at how much this means to them.
247. Plan out your academic schedule for the year. Go to the Registrar’s website, click on “courses and schedules” then “schedule archives.” This will allow you to see classes offered for all three quarters of the current academic year.
248. Clean/organize your room
249. Get a Rock band party on your floor
250. have a movie night with friends
251. go work out
252. Learn to play the oboe, or any other instrument. Whatever floats your goat.
253. Have a lightsaber fight.
254: scratch #37– run a whole marathon! Be cool and stay in on Friday nights so you can brag to your friends about how you are getting up at 5:30 am on Saturday to do a 20 mile training run
255: cuddle with someone and watch sound of music
256: find a place to do karaoke and dazzle your friends with your stage presence
257. Visit the Denver art museum!
258. Go to Boulder and people watch
259. Learn to crochet! People will pay you for hats if they’re good.
260. Have a scary movie marathon.
261. argue with your friends about the best football team in the NFL (cowboys)
262. go fishing
Re-live your elementary school days and get a group of kids to play:
263: Kickball at wash park
264: Bump at the Richie Center
265: Wiffle Ball at wash park
Lemme know if anyone wants to play because I’ve been trying to for a while
266. Volunteer somewhere and make someone else’s day.
267. On a nice day pack a picnic lunch and go to Wash Park to enjoy the weather.
268. Go to the mountains, or somewhere dark, and star gaze.
269. Watch the sun rise or set.
266: Watch the broncos go 0-10 in the last 10 games.
267: Start A fire and relax with some friends
268: Count the days until you are 21
269: NOTHING.
268) Go to Dazzle downtown for a dinner and some awesome jazz music. They have CD releases that are great fun!
269) Rent an old movie from blockbuster, gather up some of your funniest friends and watch the movie on mute — fill in your own lines.
270) Play the question game — make up a scene, then act it out… the catch is, the entire conversation MUST be in questions. Have a tournament.
271) Go way up in the mountains, far away from light pollution. Have a picnic dinner, then kill time until it’s dark with your friends– play apples to apples or another fun game. Once it’s dark, see if you can see the Milky Way arching across the sky.
272) Have a Nerf Gun battle! I mean, really - who says college students are too old for playing!
273) … speaking of, go ahead and run through the Wal Mart toy section and set off all the sound toys
274) And in the REALLY big Wal Marts, you’ll lose your friends in all the different toy isles, so play Marco Polo to reunite with them!
275) Turn on a song and play it really loudly and pull out your most ridiculous dance moves!
276) Have a dance party in a random parking lot with a group of friends in the middle of the day.
277) Only eat a specific color of food for a whole day (ex. orange= eat sweet potatoes, carrots, cheeze-its and mix yourself up some seltzer and o.j.!)
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